Eastbourne Eagles Season 1978
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Eastbourne Eagles Season 1978 Compiled by Dave Allan First published March 2016 Last updated October 2016 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This file was made possible thanks to the invaluable contributions of the following: Steve Wilkes & Gary Done (Ellesmere Port & 1978 Speedway Mails) Arnie Gibbons (Reading) Stuart Staite-Aris & associates (Coventry) Mark Fellows (Wolverhampton) Mike Hunter (Edinburgh) Matt Jackson (Sheffield) Brian Collins (Internationals) Neil Fife (Newcastle) Mark Aspinell (Rye House) David Housely (Various) Gary Weldon (Boston) Keith Corns (Various) Steve Ashley (Boston & Leicester) Phil Hood (Newcastle) John (Hull) Paul Dunn (Cradley Heath) Colin Jewes & Phil Johnson (Cradley Heath) Steve Andrews (Barrow) The knowledgable members of the British Speedway Forum and the Easy, Tiger! Forum RACECARDS The following notation is in use throughout this file: R/R Rider replacement N Rider replaced by reserve TS Rider replaced by tactical substitute R Rider did not finish for reason other than fall or exclusion EF Rider suffered engine failure and failed to finish F Rider fell and did not remount FX Rider fell and was excluded from race or rerun FN Rider fell and was unable to take his place in rerun E Rider excluded for starting offence (including tape touching & breaking, delaying start, etc.) M Rider excluded under two minute rule X Rider excluded for any other reason not E or M. Reason for exclusion noted where known. NS Rider failed to start but was not excluded or replaced NTR New track record ETR Equals track record (guest) Rider is making a ‘full and proper’ guest appearance (loanee) Rider has been borrowed from home track to make up the team Some reserve replacement rides (N) may in fact have been tactical substitute (TS) rides. Due to the difficulty in ascertaining this information, only proven tactical substitute rides are recorded. Reruns are not assumed, they are only recorded where reported. 1978 Season File - Revisions in October 2016 update # Revised on Meeting Revision 1 18/10/2016 17/09/1978 Eastbourne: Great Britain v Denmark Great Britain: Corrected #5 Phil Collins (was Peter Collins) Eastbourne Eagles 1978 Date Home Away Event Result Notes 25/03/1978 Canterbury Eastbourne South Coast Cup L1 37-41 26/03/1978 Eastbourne Canterbury South Coast Cup L2 50-28 02/04/1978 Eastbourne Oxford National League 51-27 09/04/1978 Eastbourne Peterborough National League 46-32 16/04/1978 Eastbourne Scunthorpe National League 56-22 21/04/1978 Ellesmere Port Eastbourne National League 48-30 23/04/1978 Eastbourne Weymouth National League 49-26 30/04/1978 Eastbourne Milton Keynes National League 61-17 07/05/1978 Boston Eastbourne National League 40-38 14/05/1978 Eastbourne Workington National League 54-23 19/05/1978 Edinburgh Eastbourne National League 32-46 21/05/1978 Eastbourne Barrow National League 54-24 23/05/1978 Weymouth Eastbourne National League 28-50 26/05/1978 Eastbourne Hull Inter-Divisional KOC R1 32-45 27/05/1978 Canterbury Canterbury v Crayford v Eastbourne v Rye House NL 4TT QR d1 34 v 20 v 22 v 20 28/05/1978 Eastbourne Eastbourne v Rye House v Crayford v Canterbury NL 4TT QR d2 37 v 26 v 04 v 29 29/05/1978 Rye House Rye House v Canterbury v Crayford v Eastbourne NL 4TT QR d3 23 v 26 v 16 v 31 30/05/1978 Crayford Crayford v Eastbourne v Canterbury v Rye House NL 4TT QR d4 19 v 34 v 20 v 23 04/06/1978 Eastbourne Newcastle National League 42-35 05/06/1978 Newcastle Eastbourne National League 40-38 06/06/1978 Barrow Eastbourne National League 39-39 11/06/1978 Eastbourne Scunthorpe NL KOC R2 L1 57-21 12/06/1978 Scunthorpe Eastbourne NL KOC R2 L2 28-47 18/06/1978 Eastbourne Berwick National League 61-17 25/06/1978 Eastbourne Stoke National League 56-20 30/06/1978 Peterborough Eastbourne National League 47-31 02/07/1978 Eastbourne Reading Inter-League Challenge 35-43 03/07/1978 Scunthorpe Eastbourne National League Rained Off 07/07/1978 Eastbourne Edinburgh National League 46-31 08/07/1978 Stoke Eastbourne National League Rained Off 16/07/1978 Eastbourne Glasgow National League 57-21 23/07/1978 Eastbourne Boston National League 42-35 28/07/1978 Workington Eastbourne National League 43-35 29/07/1978 Berwick Eastbourne National League 46-32 30/07/1978 Peterborough Eastbourne v Ellesmere Port v Weymouth v Canterbury NL 4TT SF2 08 v 12 v 12 v 16 02/08/1978 Mildenhall Eastbourne National League Rained Off Eastbourne Eagles 1978 Date Home Away Event Result Notes 04/08/1978 Glasgow Eastbourne National League 45-33 06/08/1978 Eastbourne Peterborough NL KOC R3 L1 45-30 11/08/1978 Peterborough Eastbourne NL KOC R3 L2 39-38 13/08/1978 Eastbourne Mildenhall National League 54-24 16/08/1978 Mildenhall Eastbourne National League 38-40 20/08/1978 Eastbourne Ellesmere Port National League 46-32 24/08/1978 Teesside Eastbourne National League 33-45 27/08/1978 Eastbourne Rye House National League 54-24 27/08/1978 Eastbourne Oxford NL KOC SF L1 56-22 28/08/1978 Rye House Eastbourne National League 42-36 29/08/1978 Crayford Eastbourne National League 34-44 03/09/1978 Eastbourne Eastbourne v White City v Southern Tigers v Wimbledon Four Team 19 v 41 v 11 v 25 07/09/1978 Oxford Eastbourne NL KOC SF L2 32-45 10/09/1978 Eastbourne Teesside National League 57-20 10/09/1978 Eastbourne Crayford National League 58-20 17/09/1978 Eastbourne Great Britain v Denmark Second Test 53-55 19/09/1978 Milton Keynes Eastbourne National League 21-21 A Aban Ht 7 - track conditions 24/09/1978 Eastbourne Sussex Open Championship Individual John Davis 01/10/1978 Eastbourne Canterbury National League 48-29 05/10/1978 Oxford Eastbourne National League 42-36 07/10/1978 Canterbury Eastbourne National League 45-33 08/10/1978 Eastbourne Poole Colin Goody Testimonial 42-47 14/10/1978 Stoke Eastbourne National League 48-30 15/10/1978 Eastbourne Newcastle Challenge 45-32 16/10/1978 Scunthorpe Eastbourne National League 37-41 17/10/1978 Milton Keynes Eastbourne National League 42-35 22/10/1978 Eastbourne Rye House NL KOC Final L1 46-32 29/10/1978 Rye House Eastbourne NL KOC Final L2 41-37 Canterbury Crusaders v Eastbourne Eagles Saturday 25th March 1978 (South Coast Cup, 1st Leg) Canterbury Crusaders 37 TOT BP 1. Steve Koppe 2 2 1 2 7 0 2. Bob Spelta F 0 0 N 0 0 3. Les Rumsey 2 2* 1 0 5 1 4. Barney Kennett 2* 0 2* 1* 5 3 5. Graham Banks 3 2 3 3 11 0 6. Graham Clifton 0 1* N 1 1 7. Brendan Shilleto 3 3 2 X 0 8 0 Eastbourne Eagles 41 TOT BP 1. Mike Sampson 3 3 3 3 2 14 0 2. Paul Woods 1 1 1 0 2* 5 1 3. David Kennett R/R 4. Roger Abel 0 0 3 1* 4 1 5. Eric Dugard 1 3 1 2* 0 7 1 6. Steve Naylor 2 1 3 1 3 10 0 7. John Barker 1* 0 N 1 1 Ht. 01: Sampson, Koppe, Woods, Spelta (fell), 77.4 2 - 4 2 - 4 Ht. 02: Shilleto, Naylor, Barker, Clifton, 78.6 3 - 3 5 - 7 Ht. 03: Banks, B. Kennett, Dugard, Abel, 79.2 5 - 1 10 - 8 Ht. 04: Sampson, Rumsey, Clifton, Barker, 77.6 3 - 3 13 - 11 Ht. 05: Sampson, Banks, Woods, B. Kennett, 76.8 2 - 4 15 - 15 Ht. 06: Dugard, Koppe, Naylor, Spelta, 77.0 2 - 4 17 - 19 Ht. 07: Shilleto, Rumsey, Dugard, Abel, 76.8 5 - 1 22 - 20 Ht. 08: Naylor, Shilleto, Woods, Spelta, 72.2 2 - 4 24 - 24 Ht. 09: Banks, B. Kennett, Naylor, Woods, 76.0 5 - 1 29 - 25 Ht. 10: Abel, Dugard, Koppe, Shilleto (exc), 75.8 1 - 5 30 - 30 Ht. 11: Sampson, Woods, Rumsey, Shilleto, 75.8 1 - 5 31 - 35 Ht. 12: Naylor, Koppe, B. Kennett, Dugard, 75.4 3 - 3 34 - 38 Ht. 13: Banks, Sampson, Abel, Rumsey, 75.2 3 - 3 37 - 41 Eastbourne Eagles v Canterbury Crusaders Sunday 26th March 1978 (South Coast Cup, 2nd Leg) Eastbourne Eagles 50 TOT BP 1. Mike Sampson 3 3 3 3 3 15 0 2. Paul Woods 2* 2* 3 F 7 2 3. David Kennett R/R 4. Roger Abel 3 2* FX 2* 7 2 5. Eric Dugard F 3 2* 3 F 8 1 6. Steve Naylor 3 2* 3 2 10 1 7. Mike Pither 0 1 1* 2 1 8. Colin Ackroyd 1 1 0 Canterbury Crusaders 28 TOT BP 1. Steve Koppe 1 F 2 3 3 9 0 2. Bob Spelta 0 1 TS 0 1 0 3. Les Rumsey F 1 1* 0 2 1 4. Barney Kennett 2 1 2 2 2* 9 1 5. Brendan Shilleto 1* 0 1* 1 3 2 6. Dave Johnson 1* 0 0 TS 1 1 7. Graham Clifton 2 1 M 3 0 Ht. 01: Sampson, Woods, Koppe, Spelta, 63.4 5 - 1 5 - 1 Ht. 02: Naylor, Clifton, Johnson, Pither (f, rem), 64.2 3 - 3 8 - 4 Ht. 03: Abel, B. Kennett, Shilleto, Dugard (fell), 64.0 3 - 3 11 - 7 Ht. 04: Sampson, Naylor, Clifton, Rumsey (fell), 63.0 5 - 1 16 - 8 Ht. 05: Dugard, Abel, Spelta, Koppe (fell), 64.2 5 - 1 21 - 9 Ht. 06: Sampson, Woods, Rumsey, Johnson, 63.0 5 - 1 26 - 10 Ht. 07: Naylor, Dugard, B.